Letter to Henry S. Brooks

Id

703

Idno

A0051

Type

Document

Title

Letter to Henry S. Brooks

Description

Letter to H. S. Brooks Esq. With 2 cent U.S.A. stamp and other one of San Francisco, California. On the obverse, there are two rubber stamp impressions, one from G. Staacke, San Francisco, dated on December 18, 1896, and one from P.O.N.Y. (Nail detention) dated on December 2, 1896. Contents of the letter are included.

Authorship

G. Staacke

Language

English

Transcription

(1) Sr. S. Brooks Esq. / New York / H.G. / Cortlandt St. | (2) San Francisco, December 18th 1896 / Sr. S Brooks Esq. / New York / Dear Sir: / Last evening I recived from Mazatlan the remittance of your this month: [ilegible] for / $833.33 mex by less / $ 20.¨ ¨ ¨ paid to Mrs. Asernan Bell´s family, leaving / $813.33 Mex. by the equivalent of [ilegible] in U.S. Gold coin at the rate of Exchange of 197% on say / $ 412.?6 less / ?.50 exchange on New York, leaving $412.36 dremet to day to Miss Laidlair & C? to be / credited to your account. / Remittance from Progreso [ilegible] / at about of 22000.- Gold / Yours truly / G. Staacke.

Broadcast date

December 12, 1869

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